Julie'n Davenport, Bucknell offensive tackle works out for Texans

Julie'n Davenport, Bucknell offensive tackle works out for Texans

The Houston Texans are using one of their allotment of 30 private visits by working out Bucknell offensive tackle Julie’n Davenport on Friday.

Davenport is one of the more intriguing FCS-level prospects in this draft class. The 6-foot-7, 318-pound team captain and four-year starter has worked out for several teams already.

Houston previously met with Davenport at both the Senior Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine.

In the Senior Bowl practice sessions in January, Davenport struggled against pass rushers who could quickly get into his pads. He has very long arms (over 36 inches) but doesn’t fire them quickly, and his punch tended to land too high. He did fare well when asked to pull or to get out in front of screens and swing passes.

He is more of a developmental prospect, projected somewhere in the middle rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft later in April. The New Jersey native was among the worst-testing athletes in several drills.

With some technical refinement, Davenport could wind up being an effective NFL tackle.

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